Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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Lithuania
has chosen its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
through a more downsized selection procedure rather than the long, drawn out processes from previous years. 34 songs were divided into three semifinals that took place on the three Saturdays before the final on 2 February 2008. Aistė Pilvelytė and Julija Ritčik & Girma were given the two wildcards granting direct qualification into the final.
Four songs qualified from the three semi-finals, completing the 14 song line-up in the final. The competition was hosted by Rolandas Vilkončius, with Gabrielė Bartkutė joining him in presenting the final. The voters favoured Jeronimas Milius
' song Nomads in the Night which collected 11,674 votes and won in the national finals to represent Lithuania in the upcoming contest.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
has chosen its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
through a more downsized selection procedure rather than the long, drawn out processes from previous years. 34 songs were divided into three semifinals that took place on the three Saturdays before the final on 2 February 2008. Aistė Pilvelytė and Julija Ritčik & Girma were given the two wildcards granting direct qualification into the final.
Four songs qualified from the three semi-finals, completing the 14 song line-up in the final. The competition was hosted by Rolandas Vilkončius, with Gabrielė Bartkutė joining him in presenting the final. The voters favoured Jeronimas Milius
Jeronimas Milius
Jeronimas Milius is a Lithuanian singer. Since 2003 he's the leader of the heavy/power metal band Soul Stealer ....
' song Nomads in the Night which collected 11,674 votes and won in the national finals to represent Lithuania in the upcoming contest.
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrida Žiliūtė | "You and I" | 638 | 9 |
| 2 | Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Vakaras" | 247 | 14 |
| 3 | Julija and Girma | "To My Soul" | 466 | 12 |
| 4 | Laiptai | "Aš rasiu" | 1,216 | 8 |
| 5 | "Funny Beat" | Evertown | 1,677 | 7 |
| 6 | Augustė | "Do Somethin'" | 5,145 | 6 |
| 7 | Mini Me | "Yes" | 5,936 | 5 |
| 8 | Pokeris | "Stone" | 633 | 10 |
| 9 | Justinas Lapatinskas | "Muziką garsiau!" | 299 | 13 |
| 10 | Jeronimas Milius Jeronimas Milius Jeronimas Milius is a Lithuanian singer. Since 2003 he's the leader of the heavy/power metal band Soul Stealer .... |
"Nomads in the Night" | 11,674 | 1 |
| 11 | Aistė Pilvelytė | "Troy on Fire" | 11,242 | 2 |
| 12 | Sasha Son Sasha Son Sasha Son is a Lithuanian singer who represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. His nickname Sasha Son means "Sasha Dream" in Russian, with Sasha being a Russian diminutive form of the name Alexander.-Early life:... |
"Miss Kiss" | 8,306 | 3 |
| 13 | Raimonda Masiulytė | "Birdie's Tweet" | 7,391 | 4 |
| 14 | Nerri | "Step into this World" | 610 | 11 |
Eurovision
Lithuania took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008. He failed to qualify to the final. He placed 16th.See also
- Lithuania in the Eurovision Song ContestLithuania in the Eurovision Song ContestLithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times, debuting at the 1994 contest. After Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last without a single point Lithuania withdrew from the contest, not returning until the 1999 contest, where Aistė Smilgevičiūtė sang "Strazdas", a song in the...